One legacy of Calvin's is "Calvinism". Whether or not he intended this is not clear. But in the later years of his life he became very self-aware about his influence, through his writings, readily ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

When I was in graduate school, I wryly referred to myself as the most Reformed living human since John Calvin. To my surprise, this assertion did not win me friends or influence people. A cradle ...

In the last post we noted Calvin's strong view of God's grace. Such grace, when it is truly saving grace, does not merely prompt or assist or suggest to a person what he or she needs to do. It renews ...

Reformed theology is more irenic and diverse than you think, says theologian Oliver Crisp. Few figures in church history have been so much loved or hated, admired or despised as John Calvin. Calvinism ...